South Africa - MA Questions - 13.06.20

Question 1

Which regions does the Cape Coastal overarching region include?

Answer 1

Cape South Coast and Coastal Region.

Question 2

To which two mountain foothills does Bot River stretch?

Answer 2

Groenlandberg and Babylonstoren.

Question 3

What are the main soils found in Bot River?

Answer 3

Bokkeveld shale (predominantly Glen Rosa and Klapmuts) and Table Mountain sandstone.

Question 4

What is a pluton?

Answer 4

Plutons are dome-like intrusions of igneous magma into the earth’s crust which occurred at great depths and consequently cooled slowly, resulting in a coarse crystalline (granitoid) texture. These plutons have subsequently been exposed by erosion, resulting in dome-like mountains or hills such as the Paarl and Perdeberg mountains and Darling hills, or the exposed domes have been ‘flat-topped’ by erosion and then covered by sandstone deposits, and have then again been eroded, resulting in sandstone on a granitic base mountains, like Table and Simonsberg mountains.

Question 5

Name the soils derived from Table Mountain Sandstone. What kind of soils are they?

Answer 5

Fernwood, Longlands, Westleigh, Dundee. They are sandy with low nutrient and water-retention properties.

Question 6

Which trellising systems are the most common in Central Orange River? Why?

Answer 6

The Hut, Gable and T-Trellises. In order to protect the grapes, allowing them to ripen away from exposure to the direct rays of the sun.

Question 7

Which mountains separate Elgin from Stellenbosch?

Answer 7

Hottentots-Holland Mountains.

Question 8

What is the name of the river affecting Franschhoek Valley?

Answer 8

Berg River.

Question 9

Where would you find the ward Malgas?

Answer 9

Swellendam, Cape South Coast, Western Cape.

Question 10

Which mountains border Paarl to the South-East?

Answer 10

Groot Drakenstein, Klein Drakenstein and Franschhoek.

Question 11

Which district is the eastern most in Western Cape lying right on the coast?

Answer 11

Plettenberg Bay.

Question 12

What is the sole ward in Free State?

Answer 12

Rietrivier.

Question 13

Who is producing the wine called Trilogy?

Answer 13

Warwick Estate.

Question 14

Which two wine personalities started a joint venture producing Capensis Chardonnay?

Answer 14

Antony Beck from Graham Beck wines and Barbara Banke from Kendall Jackson Family wines.

Question 15

Name the 3 mountain peaks in Stellenbosch.

Answer 15

Simonsberg, Stellenbosch and Helderberg.

Question 16

Which region is situated north from Stellenbosch?

Answer 16

Paarl.

Question 17

What are the most common soil types found in Stellenbosch?

Answer 17

Granite and sandstone.

Question 18

Which town is the coldest in South Africa?

Answer 18

Sutherland in Northern Cape.

Question 19

What are the soil types found in Swartland?

Answer 19

Malmesbury Shale, sandy granitic soils and gravel.

Question 20

Where would you find almost half of South Africa’s Semillon plantings?

Answer 20

Worcester district, Breede River Valley.

Question 21

Name a few Granite derived soil types found in South Africa.

Answer 21

Oakleaf, Tukulu, Hutton and Clovelly. Usually red to yellow coloured, acidic, and found on mountain foothill slopes and on ranges of hills, with good physical and water-retention properties.

Question 22

In which district does the ‘cold trap’ phenomenon occur?

Answer 22

Explain its effect. Tulbagh. Unique to the valley’s geographical composition is the ‘cold trap’, a phenomenon which occurs as a result of the encapsulating mountains, shaped like a horseshoe, with Tulbagh situated at the north of the ‘bowl’. Within this bowl, once a prehistoric lake, the cold air of the previous night lies undisturbed. With no air movement from the sides, this cold bubble is trapped under the warming air above as the sun makes its way from east to west. The result is relatively cool average daily temperatures.

Question 23

Which mountains surround Tulbagh district on three sides?

Answer 23

Groot Winterhoek, Witsenberg and Obiekwaberg.

Question 24

In which district would you find the producer called Saronsberg?

Answer 24

Tulbagh.

Question 25

Who is producing the wine called “Rubicon”? What is the most recent vintage in which Rubicon was not produced?

Answer 25

Meerlust. 2011.

Question 26

In which district would you find the ward Groenberg?

Answer 26

Wellington.

Question 27

Which district is the most important for brandy production in South Africa?

Answer 27

Worcester.

Question 28

Who is producing the wine called Paul Sauer?

Answer 28

Kanonkop.

Question 29

Where is Prieska?

Answer 29

Ward without a district in Northern Cape.

Question 30

In which district would you find the producer called Iona Vineyards.

Answer 30

Elgin

Question 31

What are the sub-zones of Brunello di Montalcino?

Answer 31

Montalcino, Torrenieri, Camigliano, Tavernelle, Castelnuovo dell’Abate, Sant’Angelo in Colle, Sant’ Angelo Scalo.

Question 32

Where in Tuscany would you find Monte Amiata?

Answer 32

Part of Maremma, located in both the provinces of Siena and Grosseto.

Question 33

Give the producer and principal grape for below Super Tuscan wines:
Lamaione 
Maestro Raro 
Summus 
Le Pergole Torte

Answer 33

Lamaione – Frescobaldi, Merlot.
Maestro Raro – Felsina, Cabernet Sauvignon
Summus – Banfi, Cabernet Sauvignon
Le Pergole Torte – Montevertine, Sangiovese

Question 34

Name the Touraine subzones.

Answer 34

Amboise, Mesland, Azay-le-Rideau, Oisly, Chenonceaux.

Question 35

Which Maconnais AOP overlaps the Beaujolais district and which Beaujolais Cru does it encompass?

Answer 35

St Veran, Saint Amour.

Question 36

What is Grande Vidure?

Answer 36

Synonym for Carmenere.

Question 37

Which 3 villages were added in 2016 for Cotes du Rhone Villages?

Answer 37

Sainte-Cecile, Suze-la-Rousse, Vaison la Romaine.

Question 38

What is Glayva?

Answer 38

Glayva is a liqueur originally produced in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Blend of aged Scotch whiskies, a selected range of spices, Mediterranean tangerines, cinnamon, almonds and honey.

Question 39

What does Millerandage mean?

Answer 39

Poor fertilization of the grape flowers due to poor weather or nutritional deficiency which results in irregular fruit set leading to bunches having berries which vary greatly in size. It has a direct impact on the yields.

Question 40

Which Bacteria is responsible for the Pierce’s Disease? How does it affect the vine?

Answer 40

Xylella Fastidiosa. Once it infects the vine it starts multiplying in the plants xylem until it blocks the movement of water and nutrients. The vine eventually dies.